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Merry Christmas Pod'Punkers! This week join the Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) as they reminisce about all the wonderful moments in 2020, the best year ever! Just kidding, we do make fun of the pickup artist, talk Onlyfans, porn & hanging out in gay bars, though! We also cover the Christmas madness and show a little gratitude by reflecting on our inner growth and ego death over the years. There's also a brand new game show that you, the viewer... we mean listener, can play along at home! Buckle up; it's straight B.U.D.T.A.L.K. this week... oh yeah! All this & more on The Pod Punk Show! Happy New Year! We can't wait for 2021. Episode mentions: Tempo Application podpunkshow@gmail.com @podpunkshow All Episodes Painstakenly Edited by Aaron Haag

Ho' Ho' Ho' Pod Punkers! With 12 days left till Christmas, the Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) gift each other their ten favorite original punk-based X-Mas Songs. This week's show also covers the profitable "Christmas Song" industry and shares funny personal stories -- all while weaving a top-ten list!? ...it's a Christmas miracle! Also, which member of this show has COVID? 50/50 shot! And finally, a gift from our show to you - an incredibly cultivated Holiday playlist by Aaron. All this and more on this week's episode of The Pod Punk Show. Happy Holidays yah filthy Punks! "A PodPunk Christmas" - Cultivated Holiday Playlist All episodes edited by Aaron Haag. @podpunkshow podpunkshow@gmail.com

Hi Pod'Punkers! This week the Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) dive into AH's all-time favorite band: RANCID. Specifically, their 1995 indie success "...And Out Come the Wolves". They man-crush on Matt Freeman and Lars and explore the band's history with all the dirt, crust, and scabs galore. The show catches up on their Thanksgiving and explores a darker side of YouTube. All this and more on The Pod Punk Show! @podpunkshow podpunkshow@gmail.com *All episodes edited by Aaron Haag. Music Credits Rancid She’s Automatic (5:27), Lock Step & Gone (30:38) and Listed MIA (38:17)from …And Out Come the Wolves If The Kids are United [Sham 69 Cover](6:29)from Give ‘em The Boot Volume II  Black Derby Jacket (42:05) and Dead Bodies (43:20)off of Rancid 2000 [Self Titled] Life Won’t Wait (43:45)from Life Won’t Wait Additional Music by:Merv Griffin - Think! [Jeopardy Music] (50:15) Gold Finger - Here in Your Bedroom (53:24) P!nk - Trouble (55:32) Stuck With Arthur - Hold on to Your Tongue (Our Intro song) Muggsy & Bogues - Stay Punk (Our Outro song)

Hi Pod'Punkers! This week the Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) have a lot of fun! They talk about the new Goldfinger album announcement, how kids are psychopaths, the new I am the Avalanche EP, how Spotify changes music composition, & a mini dive into "The Tragically Hip" - a.k.a. Canada's House Band. Does Aaron also reveal he writes classical music in his downtime? Next week we address that Rancid smell in the studio that's been bringing out the wolves. All this & more on The Pod Punk Show! @podpunkshow podpunkshow@gmail.com

This week, The Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) share New York City quarantine stories. They talk the Foo Fighters, Taco Bell, iPhones, and their old local scenes. They also give the most embarrassing outfits they've ever worn, and what were they thinking!? And we give a quick review of the new live Underoath album. All this and more on The Pod Punk Show! @podpunkshow podpunkshow@gmail.com

[CW: Suicide] Hi Pod'Punkers!This week The Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) share their top UNPLUGGED songs! It's a "Wentzonian" episode of epic proportions! Or, is it an epic episode of "Wentzonian" proportions?! ...Even we don't know. Also! We get a special guest appearance from LiveJournal Clippy, who's always there to help out & motivate. All this, and more... tune in to find out! Featuring: Hamilton, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Bayside, Bad Religion, Paramore, Thrice, Dashboard Confessional, The Early November, Simple Plan, Days-N-Days, NOFX, Foo-Fighters & more. YouTube Haley w/ Paramore:https://youtu.be/OQobVuUxOuQ podpunkshow@gmail.com@podpunkshow

This week, The Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) talk JIMMY EAT WORLD. We cover their history, the albums Clarity (1999), and Bleed American (2001). We discuss how influential this band is, isn't, and what all the fuss is about. This is a fun one! You may have heard of the phenomenon of being "Color Blind," this week we learn Aaron is "Emo Blind" and John Brian can't get enough of it... all of this and more on The Pod Punk Show! @podpunkshow podpunkshow@gmail.com

Hi, Pod Punkers! This week, The Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) are excited about our first guest to the show. We want to introduce you to Matt Reed, from the Minnesota band, Northbound Giants! We talk about the local Minnesota scene, bands we all grew up on and idolized, and how he's navigating the changing times with new technologies and an emerging Twitch community.   Check out Matt's Stream: http://Twitch.tv/northboundmatt Check out Northbound Giants: https://northboundgiants.bandcamp.com https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/northboundgiants/the-road-less-traveled   Contact us: podpunkshow@gmail.com @podpunkshow

Hi Pod Punkers! We've got a great episode this week. The Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) talk about all the goods, including JB's trip to SNL and what word "skeeves" Aaron! What weird word bothers Aaron? Our first Ad & Jingle?! The Wonder Years: A New Song JB's visit to Saturday Night Live Weird High School Stories Hawthorne Heights: wtf? Senses Fail's Double Dip EP ... and much more!! podpunkshow@gmail.com @podpunkshow  

Calling all Rude Boy's!! Calling all Sk8er Boi's!! We are amid a crisp SKA'TOBER, and The Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) at The Pod Punk Show have a treat this episode... Behold! Join us on an adventure as we celebrate The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' own life and achievement: Ben Carr. Easily one of the most influential skankers' to ever hit the scene! And, let's be honest, because we are in the festive mood... we've decided to create a list of the most interesting Ska Cover Songs of all time! Check it out. Pick it up! Pick it up!! Let's do this, Pop Punkers!! @podpunkshow podpunkshow@gmail.com

Another episode?! You know it! And we are excited at The Pod Punk Show because it’s… SKA’tober!! (Aaron’s idea but © John Brian, 2017). It’s time to welcome in the crisp Fall weather, hang up your girl pants and then cheer up “emo kid” (pick it up! pick it up!). This episode Aaron & John Brian explore the So-Cal Ska scene with SAVE FERRIS and their album, “THIS MEANS EVERYTHING” as fodder to pay tribute to simpler time when Ska was on the radio and "skank" was considered a good word! So close your eyes and allow the trombones, trumpets, and rude boys to skank into your inner sanctum. Also, the boys talk shop as always discussing what’s new, fun and interesting in the world of Punk, Emo, Ska and Hardcore… all this and more, on this week's episode of The Pod Punk Show! 
Associated Acts: Reel Big Fish, Less than Jake, Goldfinger, Aquabats, No Doubt, Sublime, Buck-O-Nine, The Planet Smashers, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Our Twitter: @podpunkshow Our email: podpunkshow@gmail.com

This week The Boys (Aaron Haag & John Brian) share some rad videos they found online. Discuss the weight of a particular breakout Jimmy Eat World album. Share memories from playing local shows and revisit lost episode notes! Stay tuned; it’s going to be a great month! Next week we deep dive Save Ferris “It Means Everything” for SKATOBER!! Twitter: @podpunkshow podpunkshow@gmail.com - The Ph.Ds of Punk Rock - Rob Cavallo, Iris & Green Day - NOFX: Live @ Fat Mike’s Pandemic Party! - BYO Records & Split EPs - Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American - RJA & the Southern Christian Circuit - SKATOBER! is coming… - Lost Episode Notes!? - Top Pop Punk Songs: Lost Episode The BIGGEST #1 Song I EVER played on "IRIS" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYyJ6_zw-so NOFX Live AT Fat Mike's 9.19.2020 Weekend at Fatty's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98MtFw90t_A

“Return of the Pod Punk Show” Twitter: @podpunkshow www.podpunkshow.com The Boys Talk: - Catching Up w/ Old Friends - The State of NYC - Missing Shows & Knowing You Can Miss Out - Aaron’s New P-Bass - Tom DeLonge & Aliens Do Exist - The Offspring: A Lawsuit - What Are The Punk Necessities? - Days N’ Daze: New Album EPISODE FEATURES: NOFX, Kendrick Lamar, John Williams, Epiphone Les Paul, Starbucks, MxPx, Gibson Thunderbird, Fender P-Bass, iRig 2, Les Paul Double Cut, Amplitube, Tom DeLonge Strat, moshing, blink-182, W.A.P., The Offspring, Days n’ Daze, Operation Ivy, Brand New, Grateful Dead, Phish, Hate5Six, Bane, Saves the Day, Bayside, Pottymouth, Courtney Love, A.F.I., Buck Cherry, Smashmouth, Drake & Larry Graham.

“Death of the Warped Tour” Twitter: @podpunkshow www.podpunkshow.com The Boys Talk: - Jackass & Tony Hawk Pro Skater - Warped Tour: Day in the Life - Medieval Times vs Emo Teens - Warped Tour: A Verbal History - Warped Hall of Fame / Shame - OUR NEW FAVORITE BAND!!! - Show’s Theory on Warped’s Future - Final Respects to Warped & Kevin

This is a special month for us at The Pod Punk Show because it’s… SKA’tober!! (Aaron’s idea but © John Brian, 2017). It’s time to welcome in the crisp Fall weather, hang up your girl pants and then cheer up emo kid (pick it up! pick it up!). This episode Aaron & John Brian use Reel Big Fish and their album, “Turn the Radio Off” as fodder to pay tribute hands down one of the best sub-genre’s in all of music... Ska. So close your eyes and allow the trombones, trumpets and rude boys to skank into your inner sanctum. Also, the boys break a potentially mind-bending theory involving Love and death. If this turns out to be true... it changes everything. You need to hear it. And of course, our pulitzer prize winner and resident French Bulldog, Bronx gives a shocking exposè on the differences between ducks, geese and why it matters. All this and more, on this week's episode of The Pod Punk Show! --- Follow the show! --- Twitter – Facebook – Instagram – Our SiteAaron on Twitter - John on TwitterPodPunkShow@Gmail.com Aaron and John Brian write, produce and perform The Pod Punk Show. Aaron edits. John does the graphic designs. They are both comedians and writers based out of New York City. They live uptown by Lin-Manuel Miranda, are dear friends (not with LMM), and usually makeup after fights. Any disrespect is satire and coming from pure admiration of childhood idols. --- ---- ---- --- REEL BIG FISH
Huntington Beach, California
www.reel-big-fish.com Members: Aaron Barrett, Grant Barry, Andrew Gonzales, Scott Klopfenstein, Dan Regan, Tavis Werts, Matt Wong Turn the Radio Off, 1996 
Mojo RecordsProduced by: Reel Big Fish, Jay Rifkin, John Avila
Certified Gold by RIAA Genre: Ska, Punk, Third Wave Ska 
Associated Acts: Save Ferris, Less than Jake, Goldfinger, Aquabats, No Doubt, Sublime, The Offspring, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Check out our website to see this episode's notes w/ added features! www.podpunkshow.com This week Aaron and John focus on Long Island's, Brand New, and their unexpected 5th full-length, "Science Fiction". They go over why this band is not just another staple of the 2000's pop punk/emo music scene. The well-received, Science Fiction (2017), securing a number one spot on the "Billboard's Top 200 Chart" and the overall feel and direction of, what could be, the band's final release. Also, the boys trade stories over the candy warheads, talk Bruno Mars, Kevin Smith, and try to understand the enigma that is... Nick Cage. Finally - Bronx, the show's resident French Bulldog, surprises everyone with a well thought out segment on what neighborhoods really mean when they post a "Curb Your Dog" sign. All of that and more on this week's episode of The Pod Punk Show! Brand New Levittown, NY www.fightoffyourdemons.com Jesse Lacey, Vincent Accardi, Brian Lane, Garrett Tierney Science Fiction, 2017 Procrastinate! Traitor Traitors Produced by: Mike Sapone Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Emo, Post Hardcore, Experimental Rock  Associated Acts: The Rookie Lot, Taking Back Sunday, Jimmy Eat World, The Movielife, Kevin Devine, Midtown, Say Anything, Saves the Day, Park, Manchester Orchestra, Colour Revolt -------- Follow the show! Twitter – Facebook – Instagram – Our Site Aaron on Twitter - John on Twitter PodPunkShow@Gmail.com Aaron and John Brian write, produce and perform The Pod Punk Show. Aaron edits. John does the graphic designs. They are both comedians and writers based out of New York City. They live uptown by Lin-Manuel Miranda, are dear friends (not with LMM), and usually makeup after fights. Any disrespect is satire and coming from pure admiration of childhood idols. Thanks!

This week Aaron & John use Underøath and their mega-breakout hit album, "They're Only Chasing Safety" as fodder for their soapboxes. We cover the Christian Hardcore scene, the explosion of their album, & how successful this band was with their amazing chart-topping feat with the legendary billboard top 100 chart. They also answer the age-old question, "How many charismatic believers does it take to front a metal-core band?". And finally, our show's producer Bronx weighs in with his thoughts on the latest trends in Poodle cosmopolitan living and the large coastal elitist cities they reside in. All of this on this week's episode of The Pod Punk Show!  Underoath Tampa, Floridawww.underoath777.com Aaron Gillespie, Spencer Chamberlain, Christopher Dudely, Timothy McTague, Grant Brandell, & James Smith. They're Only Chasing Safety, 2004Solid State Records Produced by: James Paul Wisner Genre: Christian Metal, Christian Hardcore, Metalcore, Post Hardcore, Screamo, Emo. Associated Acts: The Almost, Maylene & the Sons of Disaster, Sullivan, Sleepwave, Sleeping by the Riverside, Riot Head, This Runs Through MUSIC CREDITS:  Songs by Underøath I'm Content with Losing, It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door and A Boy Blushed Red in a World of Black and White  Our Recommendations: Aaron’s Rec of the Week: Season 7 of Project Runway John’s Rec of the Week: Knocking over strangers   Follow the show! Twitter – Facebook – Instagram – Our Site Aaron on Twitter - John on Twitter Email: PodPunkShow@Gmail.com Aaron and John Brian write, produce and perform The Pod Punk Show. Aaron edits. John does the graphic designs. They are both comedians and writers based out of New York City. They live uptown by Lin-Manuel Miranda, are dear friends (not with LMM), and usually makeup after fights. Any disrespect is satire and coming from pure admiration of childhood idols. All © to Underoath and their respective parties.

This week Aaron Haag and John Brian relive their middle school angst and some cringeworthy memories as they talk about the French Canadian pop punks Simple Plan. Also, Aaron can't not defend Taylor Swift whenever she comes up.  MUSIC CREDITS:  Songs by Simple Plan God Must Hate Me, I'd Do Anything, Perfect, One Wish and Worst Day Ever from No Pads, No Helmets, Just Balls (2002)     Our Recommendations: Aaron’s Rec of the Week: Our Lord and Savior, Taylor Swift John’s Rec of the Week: Kanye     Follow the show! Twitter – Facebook – Instagram – Our Site Aaron on Twitter - John on Twitter Email: PodPunkShow@Gmail.com  

This week Aaron Haag and John Brian go back to the unquestionably cornerstone album Punk In Drublic by NoFx. We talk about how parody is a sign of mastery and the meaning of life. Also, John doesn't like guitar teachers and Aaron kicked a cab.  MUSIC CREDITS:  Songs by NoFx Linoleum, Lori Myers, The Cause, Dying Degree, Happy Guy, Leave It Alone and Scavenger Type from Punk In Drublic (1994) Please Play This Song on the Radio  from White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean (1992) Additional Songs Green Day - When I Come Around Green Day - Having a Blast The Offspring - Smash Bad Religion - Hooray For Me Rancid - Saint Mary   Our Recommendations: Aaron’s Rec of the Week: The Subhumans John’s Rec of the Week: Anti Flag     Follow the show! Twitter – Facebook – Instagram – Our Site Aaron on Twitter - John on Twitter Email: PodPunkShow@Gmail.com  

This week Aaron Haag and John Brian dig into the story and incredible brilliance that is Bayside's 2007 album The Walking Wounded. We touch on the tragic events that lead up this album as well as out deepest analysis of a song yet. John let's his overtly New Yorker side shine through and Aaron considers getting a tattoo. Additional Resources Picture of the George Washington  Bayside talks about Walking Wounded, 10 years later I and I Acoustic   MUSIC CREDITS:  Songs by Bayside Carry On, (Pop)Ular SciencE, Walking Wounded, They're Not Horses They're Unicorns and the acoustic version of I and I from Walking Wounded (2007)   Additional Songs   LFO - Girls of Summer American Authors - Best Day of My Life Beethoven's Diabelli Variations Op.120 No.1  REM - Stand    Our Recommendations: Aaron’s Rec of the Week: Tiny Stills John’s Rec of the Week: Four Year Strong     Follow the show! Twitter – Facebook – Instagram – Our Site Aaron on Twitter - John on Twitter Email: PodPunkShow@Gmail.com